Tornado History Map

Ulster County, New York tornado history

15 tornadoes recorded in or across Ulster County from 1975 to 2025, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Ulster County

The Storm Prediction Center records 15 tornadoes whose paths touched Ulster County, New York between 1975 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 3 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 26 July 1986. The most recent was on 25 September 2025.

  • 15tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 5injuries
  • 133per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Ulster County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0427%
F1 / EF1853%
F2 / EF2320%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Ulster County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 1970s.1970s41980s41990s22000s12010s12020s3

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1970s4
1980s4
1990s2
2000s1
2010s1
2020s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar2Apr0May3Jun2Jul3Aug1Sep3Oct1Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar2
Apr0
May3
Jun2
Jul3
Aug1
Sep3
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Ulster County

  • Strongest: New York tornado26 July 1986, F2, 2 injuries, 0.5 miles long
  • Longest path and Most recent: New York tornado25 September 2025, EF0, 16 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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